MAY-JUN 2019
The Variety and Vibrancy of Our Region
Remembering Jack Galmiche ON THE COVER: Association of American Voices will receive a 2019-2020 PNC Program Grant for Music Across Borders, which brought together Brian Owens’s LIFE Arts Inc. with Alash Ensemble, masters of Tuvan throat singing, in March. More on page 3. Photo courtesy National Blues Museum.
Greetings, friends – This issue of Happenings is built around the exceptional variety and vibrancy of our region’s arts community. That brilliant diversity does not happen without true champions like Jack Galmiche, who we lost on April 15. Jack was not only a trusted colleague as president and CEO of Nine Network, but he was a dear friend. A proud St. Louisan, he was a tireless supporter of the arts in our region and presented programs that regularly highlighted artists and arts organizations. Jack understood the power of a strong arts community, and the importance of cherishing our artists and supporting our arts organizations. He understood that St. Louis is only as strong as the compassion and empathy of each and every member of this community and the arts are distinct in their ability to build understanding. Under his leadership, the St. Louis Arts Awards were broadcast for several years on Channel 9. He shined the spotlight on all that was good in St. Louis. His leadership, compassion and friendship will be deeply missed. As you explore this issue of Happenings, please take a moment to thank people like Jack who keep art happening in our community each and every day.
Photo courtesy of Nine Network of Public Media.
Sincerely,
Cynthia A. Prost President and CEO
Jack Galmiche.
Region: 4 Opera and
Programs: Connect: 5 Celebrate: 7 1 0 2020 stARTup Upcoming
the community St. Louis Creative events Arts Awards Competition 2
GRANTEES:
PNC Program Grants awarded to 15 organizations ually and collaboratively and attend art exposure trips. Pianos for People Turn Up Your Talent-From Passion to Performance provides students an opportunity to conceive, write and produce a live musical production featuring original music, dance, spoken word and more. Prison Performing Arts Learning Through the Arts offers year-round performing arts classes to youth and young adults, ages 12-24, who are currently in prison or detention facilities. Sangeetha Indian Classical Music will showcase classical Indian musicians who have not performed in St. Louis for over a decade at 10 concerts in 2019 and 2020. South Broadway Art Project TAP Teen Fashion Design Apprenticeships is a hands-on program where teens learn about the fashion design industry from
concept to creation and develop entrepreneurship skills. St. Louis Classical Guitar Guitar Horizons: Juvenile Justice Program participants will learn to play guitar individually and as an ensemble at the Clayton Juvenile Detention Center. The program concludes with an ensemble concert. Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis’s 2020 Tennessee Williams Festival highlights the works of the St. Louis native and Pulitzer Prizewinning playwright through multidisciplinary arts events including cabaretstyle performances and tours. Upstream Theater RE-VERB is an active, immersive event that combines theater, spoken word and music designed to excite audiences. For more information about these grantees and PNC Program Grants, visit KeepArtHappening.org.
Last March, Brian Owens’s LIFE Arts Inc. performed with Tuvan throat singing masters Alash Ensemble through Music Across Borders, a program of Association of American Voices (an Arts and Education Council grantee). Photo courtesy National Blues Museum.
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he Arts and Education Council has awarded $40,000 in PNC Program Grants to 15 organizations (listed below in alphabetical order). PNC Program Grants, underwritten by the PNC Foundation, provide merit-based grants for arts and education programs that address community needs. Artscope Camp Create Mural Program is a one-week program in which campers work with established artists to create public art in the Tower Grove community. Association of American Voices Music Across Borders is an annual residency series designed to encourage cultural understanding among people through music. Bach Society of Saint Louis 2020 St. Louis Bach Festival Education Concerts entitled “How Music Heals” will display real-life examples of grief, trauma and healing in collaboration with the Maryville University music therapy department. Bread and Roses Missouri The Workers’ Theater addresses workers’ rights through the arts when “workers turned actors” from sanitation, communication and food service industries tell their stories through opera and sociallyconscious plays. Circus Harmony Peace Through Pyramids: Puerto Rico uses circus arts to motivate social change, featuring free performances from National Circus School of Puerto Rico. Civic Arts Company will present the play “RACE” by Jamie Pachino based on the Studs Terkel book, followed by an audience discussion with the actors, who have been trained by the AntiDefamation League. Consuming Kinetics Dance Company Youth Summer Camp students will take dance and art classes and learn about the history and culture of dance. Freedom Arts and Education Center Create Days and Summer Arts will provide quality and diverse arts education for students to work individ-
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REGION:
Sparking discussion with “Fire Shut Up in My Bones”
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pera Theatre of Saint Louis (an Arts and Education Council grantee) is internationally recognized for excellence in opera performance, but this spring, they have been focused on inviting the community into their work with the world premiere of “Fire Shut Up in My Bones”. A powerfully redemptive memory story, “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” traces the tale of young “Charles-Baby” growing up in the tiny town of Gibsland, Louisiana — a place where slavery’s legacy is closely felt, reverberating in elders’ stories and in a near-constant wash of violence. “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” is based on the autobiography by The New York Times columnist Charles Blow. Opera Theatre of Saint Louis hosted jazz trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard and filmmaker Kasi Lemmons (“Eve’s Bayou”) for a series of public events earlier this year, where the pair discussed the creation of their world premiere opera, engaged in community
conversations around equity and representation in the arts and provided unique perspectives on landmark projects from across their careers. These conversations open up a community dialogue that allows for opera to be more inclusive and accessible. At a community conversation at Wells Fargo, Andrew Jorgensen, general director of Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, shared his perspective on bringing this opera life. “Taking up Charles Blow’s memoir – this incredibly powerful story of abuse, of race and one man’s journey to find forgiveness and self-acceptance – is the heart of what great opera can be, and it resonates in the world that we live in today,” Jorgensen said. “Opera does not have to be a museum piece that reflects the stories and experiences of the 17th and 18th century.” Lemmons’s conversation with Dr. Jonathan Smith, vice president for diversity and community engagement at Saint Louis University, covered a
range of topics including race, her artistic inspirations and the process of adapting a memoir into a libretto. The series invites the community into this world premiere as it develops and gives audiences the opportunity to engage with artists and opera in general. Blanchard, on St. Louis on the Air in March, said, “I’ve had a great time and great experience working with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. They’re very passionate people, very committed, and the thing that they do that I love the most is they reach out to the community.” At the time of publication, additional community tour events with Charles Blow were scheduled to take place at the end of April.
“Fire Shut Up in My Bones” opens June 15.
There will be in-season programs featuring Blow, Lemmons and Blanchard. To purchase tickets and learn more, visit opera-stl.org. ARTS Card members save 50% in sections II and III on June 19 and 21. Visit KeepArtHappening.org/calendar for details.
Photo courtesy Opera Theatre of Saint Louis.
Terence Blanchard (left) with St. Louis-based musician Lamar Harris at a community tour event for Opera Theatre of Saint Louis’s “Fire Shut Up in My Bones”.
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CELEBRATE:
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dward Jones Managing Partner
for many years and we are proud to
Penny Pennington and her hus-
have them lead this year’s event,” said
band, Mike Fidler, will co-chair
Cynthia A. Prost, Arts and Education
the Arts and Education Council’s
Council president and CEO.
St. Louis Arts Awards on Jan. 27, 2020.
Actor Andréa Purnell will emcee the
aging partner of Edward Jones. An
fundraiser. Now in its 29th year, the
active member of the St. Louis commu-
event honors individuals and organiza-
nity, Pennington serves on the boards
tions who have made significant contri-
of Shakespeare Festival St. Louis (an
butions to the St. Louis region’s arts
Arts and Education Council grantee),
community.
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center,
Saint Louis Fashion Fund (an Arts and
“Penny, Mike and Andréa have each
Photo by Dave Ulmer.
2020 St. Louis Arts Awards co-chairs, emcee announced
Penny Pennington is the sixth man-
been incredible champions for the
Education Council grantee) and
St. Louis region’s vibrant arts community
Whitaker Foundation, and actively champions Edward Jones’s national presenting sponsorship with the
Andréa Purnell
Photo courtesy Edward Jones
Alzheimer’s Association®.
Mike Fidler spent more than 26
years in corporate and investment banking. He was responsible for building and leading the corporate finance activity for Comerica Bank, which, at the time, was headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, before moving to Dallas, Texas. Fidler and his wife, Pennington, moved to St. Louis from Livonia, Michigan in 2006. An avid golfer, Fidler is an accomplished chef and enjoys learning about wine.
Andréa Purnell is an artist and arts
administrator. She is an actor, writer, director and stage manager. Acting credits include theater, commercials, industrial films and movies. Among her writing credits is the play, “Depression, Whose Disease Is It Anyway,” which she produced as part of a program she created to address mental health challenges.
Purnell serves on the Regional Arts
Commission, Florissant’s Disability Awareness Commission and the Fontbonne University Council of Regents. She has received the Grand Center Visionary Award, North County
Incorporated 30 Leaders Award, ALIVE Magazine Buzz Listing and DELUX Magazine’s Women Who Inspire Award.
Since 1992, the Arts and Education
Council has recognized more than 180 honorees at the St. Louis Arts Awards. 2019 honorees were: Ken Page, Lifetime Achievement in the Arts; Noémi and Michael Neidorff, Excellence in Philanthropy; Brent Benjamin, Saint Louis Art Museum, Excellence in the Arts; Sue Greenberg, St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts and The Muny, Champion for the Arts; Chris Hansen, Kranzberg Arts Foundation, Arts Innovator; Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis, Arts Startup of the Year; and Amy Freet, Ferguson-Florissant School District, Art Educator of the Year.
2020 St. Louis Arts Awards honorees
will be announced in early June 2019.
For more information about the St. Louis
Arts Awards, visit KeepArtHappening.org/ ArtsAwards.
Penny Pennington and Mike Fidler
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GRANTEES:
Developing an inclusive school through musical theatre other for who they are while celebrating the things that make them different. “We truly believe the story of Shrek will encourage a more inclusive community at our school,” said art teacher Karen Norman. All sixth grade students were given the opportunity to participate in the production. The school used the grant to pay for the script, costumes, paint, makeup, microphones and lighting equipment.
Photo by Addie Bond.
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ason Elementary in the St. Louis Public Schools district was one of 15 schools to receive a grant from the Arts and Education Council’s Maritz Arts and Education Fund for Teachers this year. With the grant, the sixth graders at Mason presented the musical “Shrek Jr.” in March. The staff and faculty sought a production that would encourage the recognition of the school’s diversity and foster inclusion through the arts. “Shrek Jr.”, like the movie it is based on, focuses on characters that have been excluded by society. They come together and learn to accept each
Applications for the Maritz Arts and Education Fund for Teachers will open in August. To learn more about Arts and Education Council grantees, visit KeepArtHappening.org/grantees.
Mason Elementary sixth grade student as Shrek.
IMPACT:
Finding a calling in the arts
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ith a family of musicians and exposure to the arts from an early age, Maria Ellis was always going to be an arts patron. One of her earliest childhood memories was attending the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (an Arts and Education Council grantee) on a field trip. As a small child, her seat would fold up on her, but she sat in anticipation of her favorite part — listening to the orchestra warm up. “I knew magic was getting ready to happen,” Ellis remembered. As she grew up, Ellis continued to be involved in the arts. Doug Erwin, her eighth grade drama teacher in the Ferguson-Florissant School District, took every opportunity to introduce his students to theater. The class visited The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (an Arts and Education Council grantee), The Fox, The Muny, The American Theatre and the St. Louis Storytelling Festival. “He was an amazing teacher. He’s one of the reasons I wanted to be in the arts,” Ellis shared. 6
Maria Ellis and Doug Erwin
Erwin was recognized at the Arts and Education Council’s 2016 St. Louis Arts Awards as Art Educator of the Year. He has also received multiple grants from the Arts and Education Council. As can be common, Ellis lost touch with Erwin after graduation. She pursued a career in telecommunications, but after 12 years, she noticed something missing. “I felt there was more I could do to reach my life’s purpose,” she said.
When her church began a children’s choir, she knew she had found her path. “Wednesday nights became my favorite night of the week.” She dove in head first at University of Missouri-St. Louis to learn all she could about teaching music. Ellis said, “I made friends with everyone who was better than me.” She also reconnected with Erwin at the E. Desmond Lee Fine Arts Collective, where Ellis was an intern. Erwin says he recognized her immediately. They continue to be friends and colleagues today. Ellis now has what she calls her dream job as community engagement manager at the St. Louis Children’s Choirs (an Arts and Education Council grantee). She also directs The Sheldon’s City of Music All-Star Chorus, which performed at the 2019 St. Louis Arts Awards, and runs her own company teaching private voice lessons. “I believe my calling is to bring people together through music,” Ellis said. For more stories like this one, visit KeepArtHappening.org/blog.
REGION:
New Line Theatre brings Broadway hit to St. Louis for regional premiere
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he hit rock musical “Be More Chill”, which opened on Broadway in February, makes its regional premiere in St. Louis May 30–June 22. New Line Theatre’s “Be More Chill” is funded in part by the Arts and Education
Council’s Creative Impact Fund with lead support from Bayer Fund. The Creative Impact Fund provides grants for programs and projects which show promise for creative new directions.
“Be More Chill” is an honest, fearless and funny look at life in the digital age. It
explores teen depression, bullying, and other pressing issues through the lens of sci-fi films of the 1950s, horror flicks of the 1980s, and teen movies of the 1990s.
New Line Theatre, founded in 1991, produces plays that engage with relevant
social and political issues. “Be More Chill” is the final production in their 20182019 season focused on the Other and how society deals with the Others.
On the podcast Theatre Grok, composer and lyricist Joe Iconis shared with
New Line Artistic Director Scott Miller his perspective on why this musical has been wildly popular, “It’s giving voice to the type of person who usually doesn’t get a voice in musical theatre.”
Be More Chill plays at The Marcelle from May 30-June 22 in the Grand Center Arts
District. For more information and tickets visit newlinetheatre.com. For more information about the Arts and Education Council’s Creative Impact Fund, visit KeepArtHappening.org.
PROGRAMS:
2019 stARTup Creative Competition winners announced
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n April, the Arts and Education
choral organization supporting social
Council named Black Tulip Chorale
consciousness. Membership is open
and EBT Culture Card winners in the
to all genders, identities and sexual
2019 stARTup Creative Competition. A
orientations.
partnership with the PNC Foundation,
EBT Culture Card, pitched by
of space and incubation support in the
the competition encourages the devel-
Jennifer Gartley, aims to radically
Arts and Education Council’s arts incu-
opment of great ideas with art at their
expand arts access by providing free
bator, free performance and meeting
core that strengthen and enhance the
arts and culture tickets to Supplemental
space, access to technology and Wi-Fi,
St. Louis arts community.
Nutrition Assistance Program recipients
mentoring, idea-sharing and profes-
in St. Louis City and St. Louis County.
sional development opportunities.
2018 by Robert Stumpf, is St. Louis’s
first and only free-standing all-inclusive
each receive a $10,000 prize, one year
Black Tulip Chorale, founded in April
Beginning July 1, the winners will
For more information, visit
KeepArtHappening.org.
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Courtesy STAGES St. Louis.
Photo by Deen van Meer.
Photo by MichaelTarrellPhotographic.com.
Andrew Kuhlman (left). Opening number of “The Prom” (top). Front view rendering of the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center (bottom).
GRANTEE:
From apprentice to associate producer
A
ndrew Kuhlman jokes that he
Arts and Education Council. Kuhlman
story continues in a new state-of-the
was bitten by the acting bug at
now serves on the three-person execu-
art building in downtown Kirkwood
a young age. In kindergarten,
tive team as associate producer.
with Kirkwood Theatre Guild.
he played Santa Claus in the school
play and was quickly rushed to the
provided a place for him to grow and
find a home. We’ve had a beautiful
emergency room when he developed
realize the importance of individual
home at the Robert G. Reim Theatre
an allergic reaction to the costume.
stories.
at the Kirkwood Community Center,
Despite this, he hasn’t looked back
but we wanted to find something that
from a life of theatre.
student that walks in and out the doors
defined our next future. The impossible
at STAGES has a story that I want to
dream is coming true.” In addition to his role at STAGES St. Louis, Kuhlman is involved in the local and national theatre community as an actor, director and producer. He is a co-producer on the Broadway musical “The Prom”, which opened last November. In April, it was announced that Ryan Murphy (“Glee”, “American Horror Story”) would adapt “The Prom” for Netflix.
His passion for the arts continued
Kuhlman says the apprenticeship
“Every audience member, every
into high school and at Bradley
hear. That’s what that apprenticeship
University where he majored in theatre
allowed me to realize. We can tell
performance. For one course, Kuhlman
beautiful stories through musical the-
interviewed Rick Dildine, then executive
atre, but it’s the story of our audience
director at Shakespeare Festival St.
members; the story of the people that
Louis (an Arts and Education Council
are impacted by our organizations —
grantee), who invited him to be his
that’s the story I want to know.”
intern that summer, and Ron Gibbs at
STAGES St. Louis (an Arts and
presents “The Boy from Oz”, “Grease”
Education Council grantee).
and “Man from La Mancha”, among
others. In April, the STAGES Performing
In 2013, he was reintroduced to
This season, STAGES St. Louis
STAGES and awarded the “Apprentice
Arts Academy presented the pilot pro-
for Theatre Leadership” apprenticeship,
duction of “The Drowsy Chaperone, Jr.”,
which was funded by a grant from the
the first of its kind. And, next year the
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“For 32 years we’ve also wanted to
STAGES St. Louis is offering ARTS Card
discounts on their shows this season. Visit KeepArtHappening.org/calendar for more information. Learn more about STAGES St. Louis at stagesstlouis.org.
WORKPLACE GIVING:
Kennedy Holmes kicks off Ameren’s 2019 campaign for Arts and Education Council
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meren employees were treated to a special Friday afternoon event on March 22 when singing sensation Kennedy Holmes gave a free, live performance. The event was in celebration of Ameren’s 2019 workplace giving campaign for the Arts and Education Council, which launched in April. Kennedy, a finalist on season 15 of NBC’s The Voice, is no stranger to Ameren. Her mother, Karen, works at
Ameren and her grandmother, Rosa, recently retired from the utility company after 41 years of service. When introducing her, Ameren Chairman, President and CEO Warner Baxter noted that Kennedy is a shining example of the remarkable talent that comes out of St. Louis’s arts education programs. She has trained and performed with COCA, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, STAGES St. Louis and The Muny — all
Ameren employees at the 2019 workplace giving campaign kickoff.
current or past grantees of the Arts and Education Council. She also performed at the 2019 St. Louis Arts Awards. Since 1967, Ameren employees have contributed more than $7 million to the Arts and Education Council. Donations made through workplace giving campaigns account for more than half of the organization’s annual fund each year. For more information about workplace giving campaigns, visit KeepArtHappening.org/ workplace-giving.
Ameren workplace giving campaign coordinators and Arts and Education Council staff with Kennedy Holmes (center).
All photos by Megan Maune.
Kennedy Holmes and Warner Baxter, Ameren chairman, president and CEO.
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CONNECT:
Young Friends of the Arts
C
onnect with members of the Arts and Education Council’s Young Friends of the Arts at these summer events. May 10 | 8:00 p.m. | Jazzmeia Horn at Jazz St. Louis with drinks before the 9:30 p.m. show with Young Friends of Jazz. Tickets $30. June 21 | 6:30 p.m. | “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” world premiere at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis with an exclusive Young Friends dinner reception. Tickets $39.50. Aug 2 | 7:00 p.m. | A Midsummer Night’s Drink returns to the rooftop of the Arts and Education Council’s Centene Center for the Arts with an immersion of arts, food and drink. Tickets $40, $25 for Young Friends of the Arts members. Visit KeepArtHappening.org for information and tickets.
Robert Mellon and Teresa Castillo perform at Opera Tastings on April 1.
CONNECT:
“Kinky Boots” at The Muny
Opera Tastings at the Centene Center for the Arts
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EVENT:
he Arts and Education Council’s Chairman’s Circle and Muse Society are headed to The Muny June 21 for a special evening of “Kinky Boots”. The evening will include a private backstage tour and reception, followed by a pre-show performance by The Muny Kids.
For more information about the Muse Society or Chairman’s Circle,
visit KeepArtHappening.org/get-involved.
n April 1, the Arts and Education Council welcomed over 120 guests to Opera Tastings at the Centene Center for the Arts. The program produced by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (an Arts and Education Council grantee) pairs bite-sized performances with small bites created by local chefs. David Kirkland of Turn provided food and drink at the April 1 event.
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he inaugural series of Catalyst Conversations wraps May 7 with An Artist Discussion with Mike Isaacson of The Muny. Join host Nicole Hudson, a former New York theatre professional, for a conversation with Isaacson about his art. Catalyst Conversations is 5:00-7:00 p.m. (drinks and food at 5:00 and conversation at 5:30) in the Arts and Education Council’s Catalyst Innovation Lab (3547 Olive Street). Free, registration required. Register at KeepArtHappening.org/ conversations. Media support for Catalyst Conversations is provided by St. Louis Public Radio.
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Circle of Giving
Centene Center for the Arts 3547 Olive Street St. Louis, MO 63103-1014 p 314.289.4000 f 314.289.4019
Feb. 1 – March 31, 2019 $25,000 - $49,999 Gateway Foundation $10,000 - $24,999 Louis D. Beaumont Fund No.1 Wells Fargo Advisors
2019 Board of Directors
$2,500 -$4,999 Sara and Jack Burke Ms. Barbara Bushman‑Goodman Mr. and Mrs. Richard N. Priest
VICE CHAIR Marcela Manjarrez Hawn
$1,000 - $2,499 Mr. Mark C. Anderson and Ms. Cary D. Hobbs Mr. and Mrs. Terence E. Block Mr. and Mrs. Stephen F. Brauer Mr. and Mrs. Steven Burkett Mr. Curtis W. Cassel and Mr. Robert Lehman Mr. Terrance J. Good Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Hawn, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David M. Hohman Mrs. Bettie S. Johnson Ms. Emily Rauh Pulitzer Dr. Vicki L. Sauter $500 - $999 Ms. Cassandra Y. Connor Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. Finerty Mrs. Bettie Gershman Ms. Amelia C. Hicks Dr. Julia K. Muller and Mr. Earl K. Shreckengast Mrs. Keri Skeeters
In Tribute
CHAIR C. Brendan Johnson
SECRETARY Nicole Hudson TREASURER Leonard T. Eschbach MEMBERS Mark C. Anderson Susan Block Sara Burke
In Honor of Alexander Moore Denise Moore
Gordon Myers Rodney D. Sanders Peter Sargent Kit Sundararaman Caren Vredenburgh David Weiss Keith Tyrone Williams Paul Ziegler EX-OFFICIO Cynthia A. Prost, President and CEO Kate Maxson, Young Friends of the Arts President
2019 Young Friends of the Arts Board of Directors PRESIDENT Kate Maxson
TREASURER Anita Hansen
VICE PRESIDENT Alexandra Schenk
MEMBERS Natalie Calandro Tara Campbell Carla Johnson
SECRETARY Kathryn Newcomb
Rebecca Punselie Adam Stanley Jason Vasser-Elong Jay Willibrand Julia Zasso
Staff PRESIDENT AND CEO Cynthia A. Prost VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT Kate Francis FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT Laura Washburn
Feb. – Mar. 2019
Sheila Burkett Curtis Cassel Chris Cedergreen Kendall Coyne Chris Dornfeld Terrance J. Good Barbara B. Goodman Jason Hall Kenneth Haller, M.D. Deanna Hohman Kenneth Kranzberg Linda Lee Brad Liebman Debbie Marshall
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Jessie Youngblood
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Emily Hellmuth DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Heather Edwards
DEVELOPMENT AND DATABASE ASSOCIATE Rhiannon Chavez OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATOR Tonya Hahne
OFFICE MANAGER/ EXECUTIVE SUPPORT Annie Devereux Oliverio
COMMUNICATIONS AND EVENTS COORDINATOR Andie Murphy
MANAGER OF GRANTS AND PROGRAMS Matthew R. Kerns
KATHERINE DUNHAM FELLOW Jenisha McDonald
*Boards and staff as of April 18, 2019
To make your gift to the Arts and Education Council, visit KeepArtHappening.org or contact Kate Francis, vice president of development, at 314.289.4003 or Kate-F@KeepArtHappening.org. Peter H. Bunce* • Ann M. Corrigan Joseph E. Corrigan • Barbara Grace* Shirley A. Heiman • Karen J. Isbell James A. Krekeler • Glenn Sheffield Judith Cozad Smith • Jane Stamper* Trust Michael W. Weisbrod • David P. Weiss *deceased
Tenants of the Centene Center for the Arts Arts and Education Council of Greater St. Louis African Heritage Association of St. Louis, Inc. American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) Association of American Voices Bach Society of Saint Louis Black Tulip Chorale Cinema St. Louis Creative Reaction Lab ERA FLOW
Gateway Men’s Chorus Intercultural Music Initiative Make Music St. Louis, Inc. The Makers Program Open Studio Network Prison Performing Arts SATE St. Louis Classical Guitar Upstream Theater Who Raised You? Listening Collective YoungLiars
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